#689 Walk This Way: The Story of Run-DMC's Collaboration With Aerosmith, Opinions on Emily King
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🗓️ 8 February 2019
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with author Geoff Edgers about his 2019 book Walk This Way: Run-DMC, Aerosmith, and the Song that Changed American Music Forever. They discuss how Run-DMC's 1986 collaboration with Aerosmith came about and its impact. Plus, a review of soulful singer-songwriter Emily King's latest album, Scenery.
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| 0:00.0 | So now ladies and gentlemen it is star opinions. I'm Jim Deeregatus and I'm Jim D. Regadis. |
| 0:23.0 | And I'm Greg Kot. |
| 0:24.0 | In 1986, run DMC in Aerosmith, |
| 0:27.0 | two groups that couldn't be further apart musically |
| 0:30.0 | came together in the studio to record, |
| 0:32.0 | Walk This Way. |
| 0:33.0 | A new book gives the inside story of that collaboration and its lasting influence. |
| 0:38.0 | As they're sitting there working on the song, |
| 0:41.0 | Run and D are making up lyrics or changing lyrics, you know? |
| 0:45.2 | And there's just no respect that you would see or expect from a younger artist to these |
| 0:50.0 | arena guys. |
| 0:51.0 | Plus, we'll review the new album from singer-songwriter Emily King, Scenery. |
| 0:56.8 | That's all coming up on Sound Opinions. |
| 1:01.5 | You're listening to Sound Opinions and later in the show we're going to review an album called |
| 1:04.9 | Scenery from Emily King. Now she's a singer-songwriter Jim I would put her in that |
| 1:10.2 | category but she expands it into Funk's Soul R&B. She's got a unique take on that. We're going to talk about that record later. Blue lay down next to me. |
| 1:26.4 | Soon we'll be fast to see. |
| 1:32.2 | That's later in the show, Greg. You are right, but first walk this way. And I talk to my daddy say send your A.C. |
| 1:44.0 | till you're down on a muffin and it sure to be a change in ways. |
| 1:47.0 | A bit cheer. |
| 1:48.0 | Meer. |
| 1:49.0 | That's a real big leader of love like a ravenness. |
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